Where does “ἀμνίον” come from?

ἀμνίον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμνός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

ἀμνίον (Ancient Greek): bowl in which the blood of victims was caught;...

Definitions

  1. bowl in which the blood of victims was caught;...

Ancestry of “ἀμνίον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμνόςlamb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “ἀμνίον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀμνός